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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1957
Page
8
In Harper's, Sally Carrighar argues teachers rely on phony methods, while many recall great instructors who shaped lives. The author shares memories of a Webb City High School English teacher who urged college study and later pressured a scholarship pursuit, illustrating lasting impacts of dedicated educators.
Miss Janice Lee Johnson and Joel Lee Moore have finalized their wedding attendants for the June 22 ceremony at 7 30 p m in the First Presbyterian Church. The bride elect names maid of honor Miss Leslie Gene Slye and bridesmaids Miss Susan Phillips Miss Carol Heath and Miss Sylvia Moore. Best man will be Charles Carpenter with ushers Robert Roth Jr Mark Selby Michael Snyder and Richard Marshall. A reception will follow in Fellowship Hall with hostesses Kay McComb Bevery Clark Mrs Richard Marshall and Mrs Michael Moore assisting. Moore is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Moore of Franklin.
Middletown Garden Club met at Mrs. Stanley Watkins' Dixie Highway country home yesterday. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Wesley Arbuckle, Mrs. Ralph Gray, Mrs. Dean Phillips, Mrs. Ned Warren and Mrs. George Underwood. After the business session members held a plant exchange and picnic lunch, with a plant sale and white elephant sale also offered.
Miss Lynn Mull, bride-elect of Thomas Day, was guest of honor at a dessert-bridge and kitchen shower hosted by Mrs. David Selvar and Mrs. C. R. Cooper at the Selvar residence on Stanley Street. Invitations included Mrs. Andrew Roper and others. Prizes went to Mrs. Price, Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. Day. The couple will exchange vows June 22 at the First Methodist Church.
Final plans for the annual Monroe Alumni Association dance were set at a committee meeting held at Mr and Mrs William Lubberger home in Monroe. The event takes place June 8 at 8 p m at Middletown Sportsmen s Club with music by the Syncopators. Tickets are available from committee members including the Lubbergers Lindsay Wilson and Bunnell.
Friends staged a miscellaneous shower for Miss Lillian Kuna bride elect of Howard Phares Jr. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church parish hall in Trenton. Thirty guests played games with prizes won by Mrs. Howard Woodrey Mrs. Charles March and Mrs. Malcolm Brelsford. The couple plans to wed June 8 at the same church.
Mr and Mrs Phil Cade won first with 63 points at Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club. Mrs Stanley Weinstein and Mrs Clifford Woodruff were second with 62 points. Third went to Jerry Lehman and Mrs Bryan Phil lips with 53 points. The club averaged 48 at 54 percent tables in play at Temple Beth Sholem. Master point night session is scheduled for next week.
Mrs. C. J. Nicol returns to Clark Street after three weeks in Los Angeles visiting daughters Mrs. Mark Butterfield and Mrs. Charles Butterfield. Mrs. Fred G. Conover and son Billy Karl arrive from Phoenix for a six week visit with Mrs. Conover's mother Mrs. Bessie Cornett and siblings Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wombold of Moore Street.
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Butler County Bar Association will install officers on June 4 at a luncheon meeting at 12 30 p.m. at Gray Gables in Oxford. Luncheon reservations are handled by Mrs. John Radabaugh of 2020 Grand Ave.
Mrs. J. T. Lamb acted as auctioneer for Shovel and Hoe Garden Club's annual plant sale. The Alameda hostess Mrs. Jay Terry, with helpers Mrs. Ross Snyder and Mrs. Charles Barton, led guests in bidding on garden contributions.
Firefighters Wives Club members at Germantown Road prize night. donations approved for Salvation Army Kids Picnic at Le Sourdsville Lake. Ruth Lyons show tickets on sale. Merrie Mothers' Club adds new committees and honors retiring president Mrs. Sherron with a gift.
The Martin Co announced the Bullpup a new air to surface missile for light attack planes designed against tanks and convoys. Built with Navy collaboration the 11 foot 600 pound weapon targets carrier based and shore based use. Vice Admiral William V Davis Jr outlined the program in Kansas City noting Navy evaluation is underway and fleet introduction planned.
The Supreme Court unanimously set aside the conspiracy to fix criminal income tax convictions of Henry W. Grunewald known as The Dutchman. Also overturned were those of Daniel Bolish and Max Halperin in the New York case tied to a three year statute of limitations.
Delta Pi chapter of Sigma Phi Gamma hosted a mother daughter banquet for 40 members and guests at the Girls' Club. Mrs. Harold Hoover and others served as hostesses with Mrs. Alfred Schwing presiding. The program featured poetry, baton twirling, and prize awards. The next meeting is set for 7 30 p.m. June 10 at Mrs. Wells home on Sherman Avenue.
Francesca Gabor, nine, daughter of Zsa Zsa Gabor, joined the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and will appear in a TV play with her mother. She has a speaking line in a birthday party scene, described as very dramatic.
Elayne C. Bessman 31 and Sheldon Bessman 35 pursued divorce actions that left them legally still married. A judge ruled Elayne's Las Vegas divorce from Jerome Marks invalid due to residency, suggesting a California divorce from Marks to settle the matter.
Ten women began training in Philadelphia as meter maids with police superintendent handling legal instruction and a fashion expert providing the feminine touch. They will begin duties next Monday enforcing city parking regulations, with Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons hoping to hire more if successful.
A long list records births from Franklin and Lebanon areas with several families welcomed a girl or boy yesterday and today. Dismissals note patients released from area hospitals. An Akron Ohio collision report states Lena Swartzlander, 68, was killed and Roy L. Swartzlander, 67, injured. other driver unscathed.
Hollywood story editor Russell J. Burton received a five year probation after an alleged attack on his former wife Pamela Joan Burton in West Los Angeles. He was ordered to pay a $400 fine, compensate for injuries, and undergo psychiatric treatment.
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